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Showing posts with label Dragon Age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragon Age. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Trailers for Final Dragon Age and Latest Mass Effect 2 DLC Revealed
10:13 AM | 
Posted by
Nick
September 7th will be a big day for Bioware fans. With it two of their largest titles move forward to their next stage of existence in the release of DLC for Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2. Dragon Age Origins fans will be treated with Witch Hunt the final DLC for the game that will wrap up the story of your Grey Warden and will reveal the fate of the witch Morrigan. Mass Effect 2 will also move forward with its DLC Lair of the Shadow Broker. This new chapter in the games story will connect the plots of Mass Effect 2 and 3 and will feature the return of fan favorite Liara.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Dragon Age 2 Trailer
10:45 AM |
Posted by
Gormy
Bioware has released the trailer for Dragon Age 2 at Gamescon. We don't get to see any gameplay, but the action probably hints at what some of the moves are going to look like.
Flemeth's voice actor seems to return as the narrator for this trailer, and maybe for the game itself. And I must say, I'm really liking that beard.
"The rise to power" which I'm assuming is the release date, is March 8th.
Flemeth's voice actor seems to return as the narrator for this trailer, and maybe for the game itself. And I must say, I'm really liking that beard.
"The rise to power" which I'm assuming is the release date, is March 8th.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Dragon Age 2 Announced
2:18 PM |
Posted by
Nick
There are few game makers more critically acclaimed then the RPG giants Bioware. Creators of such beloved series as Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic, the studio has garned particular acclaim for last year's epic fantasy Dragon Age: Origins. As earlier speculated, Bioware has announced that Dragon Age story is far from over. Today on its official website,the studio unvealed Dragon Age 2 with this press release:
Experience the epic sequel to the 2009 Game of the Year from the critically acclaimed makers of Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2. You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now.
Key Features:
•Embark upon an all-new adventure that takes place across an entire decade and shapes itself around every decision you make.
•Determine your rise to power from a destitute refugee to the revered champion of the land.
•Think like a general and fight like a Spartan with dynamic new combat mechanics that put you right in the heart of battle whether you are a mage, rogue, or warrior.
•Go deeper into the world of Dragon Age with an entirely new cinematic experience that grabs hold of you from the beginning and never lets go.
•Discover a whole realm rendered in stunning detail with updated graphics and a new visual style.
A debut trailer is planned for an August 17th release on the Bioware website.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
E3 Rumor: Bioware To Reveal Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3?
10:59 AM |
Posted by
Nick
UPDATE: EA has come out to say that these rumors are completely false, and that we will not see Mass Effect 3 or Dragon Age 2 at this year's E3.
A rumor has begun to circulate the web saying that two of Bioware's major franchises will have their next installments showcased at this years E3. The report stems back to an interactive showcase map that Gamespot.com posted for the different developers. Both games were listed under EA's showcase schedule, however no announcement has been made by other sites or by the studios involved.
While it is certainly reasonable to expect a glimpse for Dragon Age 2, which will supposedly be released early next year, it seems strange to get a glimpse at Mass Effect 3 this early into development. Lead designer Casey Hudson even claimed last month that fans will have to wait several more months before the first details regarding the sequel are released.
I guess RPG fans will just have to wait and see if this rumor proves to be true or not.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Dragon Age Anime Announced
2:10 PM |
Posted by
Nick
Bioware is slowly becoming the most successful and influential video game studio in the industry. With such titles as The Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age taking the world by storm, Bioware has changed the way that storytelling is approached in video games.
The critically acclaimed company announced last month that production had begun on a film adaptation to the science fiction epic Mass Effect. Today, Bioware released further plans to expand their franchises into different forms of media. According to aintitcool.com, Bioware along with FUNimation plans to release an anime adaptation of their fantasy RPG Dragon Age some time next year.
Here is the press release listed on the site:
BioWare and FUNimation Entertainment will be collaborating on an anime movie adaptation of well regarded fantasy RPG Dragon Age.
Production of the Dragon Age anime movie is slated to begin this month with a home video release in 2011. Executive producing the film are BioWare's Executive Producer Mark Darrah and Creative Director Mike Laidlaw, as well as FUNimation's president and CEO Gen Fukunaga and Director of Original Entertainment Chris Moujaes.
Dragon Age has been selected as the first title in FUNimation's slate of major anime movies to be developed through FUNimation's Original Entertainment team since the announcement of the company's co-production initiative in November 2009.
"Dark heroic fantasy" Dragon Age: Origins, reminiscent of works like George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, allowed the player to explore the history of a Human Noble, Mage, Dalish Elf, City Elf, Dwarf Commoner or Dwarf Noble before taking control of a Grey Warden in their campaign to revived Darkspawn.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Mass Effect 2 DLC: Zaeed- Review
12:59 PM |
Posted by
Nick
Just like with Dragon Age: Origins, Bioware has included a DLC pack that introduces a new team member for your roleplaying adventures. This time we got Zaeed Massani, a scarred mercenary that sounds like that shark guy that stood in for Mrs. Puff in that one Spongebob episode. Is Zaeed a worthy adaptation to your team? Does he provide the fun gameplay the squadmates do?
Story
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Zaeed Massani sticks out among the Mass Effect 2 cast for being surprisingly underdeveloped. He doesn't have a recruitment mission, you just meet him on Omega and he joins him. He also doesn't have any dialogue conversations outside of his two missions. You can visit him in his cabin, but he only shoots you one liners. However, he gains a surprising personality during his loyalty mission, where you and him come to terms. The confrontations between Shepard and Zaeed have surprising depth, and tension. Zaeed also has an interesting tie to one of the minor villains in the game, which plays into the plot nicely. Zaeed also can play a dramatic role in the end run if you let him.
+Poignant loyalty mission
+Fits well into story
-No dialogue conversations
-No evolution outside of mission
Score: 25/40
Gameplay
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Zaeed plays like your standard soldier character. He doesn't really bring any true combat upgrades to the battle scene, his powers could easily be interchanged with that of Garrus or Jacob. His loyalty mission however is surprisingly fun to play, and ranks as one of the better ones out of the eleven possible quests.
+Fun loyalty mission
-Doesn't add much to gameplay
Score: 30/40
Graphics
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Zaeed himself is a strange character to look at. His two pupils are different colors from eachother which is an interesting idea but looks bizarre graphically. His scars also make his facial expressions seem stiff and and unnatural. However, the loyalty mission that accompanies Zaeed has a surprisingly interesting atmosphere and is fun to explore.
Score: 8/10
Sound
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Zaeed's voice acting is well done and interesting, but the voice actor they chose has an incredibly distinct voice and I can't help but be reminded of previous roles hes taken. However, this is a trivial complaint to more polished sound effects, powerful voice acting, and great score by Jack Wall.
+Good voice acting
+Polished Sound effects
+Jack Wall's score.
Score: 10/10
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Overall
Zaeed is a fun but flawed DLC. Like the Normandy Crash Site its free with a purchase of the game, so you might as well download him, and it does add a good solid hour of gameplay to the final product.
Aggregate/Overall Score: 73/100
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
New Dragon Age Expansion Announced
4:33 PM |
Posted by
Nick
Damn you Bioware. Damn you for sucking away every last inch of free time that I have. You draw me in with your Mass Effect 2 just as I am about to finish Dragon Age, and then you post this?!?
Well, anyways. It looks pretty cool. The story takes place after the events of Dragon Age Origins and follows your character, or new Warden, as they try to rebuild the ranks of the Grey Wardens and defeat the remaining Darkspawn. Offering a new 15 hour campaign this looks like it'll be well worth the price.
Well, anyways. It looks pretty cool. The story takes place after the events of Dragon Age Origins and follows your character, or new Warden, as they try to rebuild the ranks of the Grey Wardens and defeat the remaining Darkspawn. Offering a new 15 hour campaign this looks like it'll be well worth the price.
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